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Midwest Grain Products Inc. of Atchison, Kan., announced it had acquired the Pillsbury Co.'s local f

Wednesday, Dec. 31, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

USX Corp. said its Marathon Oil Co. unit will call for redemption on March 1 its 12 1/2 percent gua

A record $19.2 billion merchandise trade deficit in November raised more doubts about a substantiall

Commission Approves 14 percent PSNH Rate HikeMANCHESTER, N.H. - Public Service of New Hampsh

A plant expansion program at Fayetteville, N.C., exceeding $10 million for the production of urea a

The new oil-production accord reached by members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countrie

Orange juice, grapefruit and cattle feed are among the agricultural productsfrom the United

The Tennessee Valley Authority purchased 22,000 tons of coal from Kopper Glo Fuel Inc., Clairfield,

The Ford Electronics and Refrigeration Corp. of Lansdale, Pa., in 1986, saved about $15 million with

Private Owner Buys Swedish Shipping LineShipowners Nordstrom & Thulin AB of Stockholm have t

The Reagan administration is expected, in an unprecedented move, to end special duty-free access for

The Australian government will probably subsidize wheat exports by about $10 to $15 per metric ton,

The official IMF dollar rate for the special drawing right as measured by a basket of currencies den

Doctors protesting a new malpractice insurance law were scheduled to stop offering their services Ne

American Excess Insurance Association said its capacity is up almost 50 percent as a result of new s

Timber may always be the bread-and-butter commodity at the port of Olympia, but seed used to grow gr

Sen. Bentsen Gets Marine Panel Post WASHINGTON - The merchant marine industry received a

Senator Line, the West German round-the-world container shipping service scheduled to start up in th

The Maritime Subsidy Board approved a complicated swap of foreign building rights and vessels involv

If the United States were experiencing a typical period of economic expansion, business spending for

Squibb Corp. consummated the sale of the business of Charles of the Ritz Group Ltd., Squibb's fragra

West Germany's shipbuilding industry, shaken by a number of bankruptcies in 1986, is resigned to the

With 50 firm orders for the MD-11 and options for 42 additional planes, Douglas Aircraft Co. is intr

Exxon Corp. announced it had sold its interest in its South African affiliates, joining the exodus o

Japan's new budget cannot work to assist the government in achieving its economic growth target of 3

Taiwan Will Boycott ADB Meeting in AprilTAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan will boycott the annual meet

Tuesday, December 30, 1986 (Percentages Per Year)INTERNATIONAL INTEREST RATESCanada

Integrity Insurance Co. was placed under rehabilitation in a consent order signed Tuesday by the Sup

President Reagan once again will call for cuts in spending for basic energy research programs in the

Student Elected HEFEI, China - A student who declared himself a candidate has been elected t

Bristol-Myers Co. announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved the release of Enkaid

Mining industry ministers of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia will meet in Singapore Jan. 9 to seek

The National Futures Association has voted to expel troubled First Commodity Corp. of Boston, a move

Some state and local prosecutors have been going after businessmen who endanger their workers, citi

Coast Guard Revising Load Line RegulationsThe Coast Guard has begun revising its regulations

An association of Northern California ports will pay $152,000 for a conceptual design for computers

Westinghouse, the electrical giant, is eyeing the Caribbean as a way to help it continue making some

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRIES, GOVERNMENT OF BANGLADESH INVESTORS' FORUM. Main objective is to promote fore

Northeast Utilities is awaiting a Connecticut Public Utilities Commission ruling before deciding if